Iffy Books | 404 S. 20th St., PHL
hacking, free culture, gardening, zines
Cassette Mixtape Session
Bring a playlist on your phone/computer and we’ll help you record it to an audio cassette tape. We have plenty of tapes to share! Register: coming soon!
Wi-Fi Tricks with Ghost ESP
If you're interested in learning about wi-fi and Bluetooth networking but can't justify buying a Flipper Zero, this workshop is for you! Ghost ESP is a network analysis/testing tool that […]
Meshtastic 101
Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sized LoRa radio transceivers. We’ll show you how to flash the […]
LoRa Mods: Header Pins & Vibration Motors
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librarypunk podcast taping
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The Writing Room
Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer […]
Cassette Tape Loop Workshop
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Thrash Bot Workshop
We’re making guitar-playing robots with Pi Pico microcontrollers and 360° servo motors. Stay tuned for details! Register: coming soon!
DIY Audio Meter Soldering Class
Join us for another beginner-friendly soldering project at Iffy Books! You'll assemble a DIY audio meter kit, which you can use to visualize an audio signal's amplitude. To complete this […]
Guitar Cable Soldering Class
Join us for a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners! You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch plugs to the ends, creating your own guitar cable. […]
Pico Game Timer & Dice Workshop
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LED Heart Soldering Class
Come out and get some soldering practice! This time we're making a heart-shaped board with 22 LEDs, using an oscillator circuit to dim and brighten them at the speed you […]
Open Python + Linux Tutoring
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ESP32 Captive Portal Workshop
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Host a Website at Home
Join us for the workshop Host a Website at Home! You’ll learn to run a web server using nginx on a single-board computer, letting you host a website from your […]
Philly 2600 Meetup
> The Philly 2600 meeting is a monthly gathering of local hackers, phreaks, nerds, geeks, activists, tinkerers, developers, infosec professionals, and other interesting people.
Meshtastic 101
Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sized LoRa radio transceivers. We’ll show you how to flash the […]
The Writing Room
Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer […]
Solar Music Synth Workshop
Join us and build a tiny solar-powered square wave generator on a breadboard. No soldering required! The workshop is free to attend, but you'll need to purchase a kit for […]
Pico MP3 Sampler Workshop
Create your own digital audio sampler using a Pi Pico clone board! This project requires some soldering. It's recommended for folks who have soldered once or twice before, but beginners […]
Neo-Luddite Reading Group: ‘Who Owns This Sentence? A History of Copyrights and Wrongs’ by David Bellos and Alexandre Montagu
Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! Full schedule: victorgom.es/neoluddite If you're joining for the first time, I'd suggest you read this before anything else for brief […]
USB Data Blocker Soldering Class
Charging your phone in a public place can be stressful. What if someone is collecting your metadata for marketing purposes? What if they're copying your files or installing malware? A […]
Solder & Gab
Join us every other Thursday from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. for a social soldering session at Iffy Books! Everyone's welcome, from dabblers to experts. Bring a project you've been meaning […]
Audio Editing with Reaper
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Wi-Fi Tricks with Ghost ESP
If you're interested in learning about wi-fi and Bluetooth networking but can't justify buying a Flipper Zero, this workshop is for you! Ghost ESP is a network analysis/testing tool that […]
LoRa Mods: Header Pins & Vibration Motors
Stay tuned for details!
Model Internet Club
The Model Internet Club is back! Join us every third Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for an informal meetup focused on building small-scale computer networks. No registration needed […]
The Writing Room
Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer […]
Cassette Tape Loop Workshop
Stay tuned for details & registration!
Thrash Bot Workshop
We’re making guitar-playing robots with Pi Pico microcontrollers and 360° servo motors. Stay tuned for details! Register: coming soon!
DIY Audio Meter Soldering Class
Join us for another beginner-friendly soldering project at Iffy Books! You'll assemble a DIY audio meter kit, which you can use to visualize an audio signal's amplitude. To complete this […]
Intelligence History Reading Group: ‘Agents of Subversion’ by John P. Delury
For the first installment of the Intelligence History Reading Group, we're reading Agents of Subversion: The Fate of the CIA's Covert War in China by John P. Delury (2022). We'll […]
Guitar Cable Soldering Class
Join us for a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners! You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch plugs to the ends, creating your own guitar cable. […]
Solder & Gab
